Dance

Dada Masilo - Giselle

Dada Masilo

Silent Lines

Choreography Russell Maliphant, video projection design Panagiotis Tomaras

Cion: Requiem of Ravel's Bolero

Gregory Maqoma

Cinderella

Christopher Wheeldon choreography, Sergei Prokofiev music and Craig Lucas lib...

Swappnam: Dreams

Conceived and scripted by Krithika Subrahmanian, music by Isaignani Ilayaraaja

Rambert: Wayne McGregor, Marion Motin, Hofesh Shechter

Wayne McGregor, Marion Motin and Hofesh Shechter

Some Like It Hip Hop

Kate Prince and Felix Harrison with music by Josh Cohen and DJ Walde and lyri...

Dance Élargie: Dance Expanded

Boris Charmatz

Dada Masilo’s Giselle

Choreography Dada Masilo, music Philip Miller

Manon

Choreography Kenneth MacMillan, music Jules Massenet

La Fresque

Choreography Angelin Preljocaj, music Nicolas Godin

REDD

Choreography Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy, music Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante

Wasteland

Gary Clarke

Cinderella

David Nixon

Cinderella

David Nixon

Akram Khan’s Giselle

Choreography Akram Khan, music Vincenzo Lamagna after Adolphe Adam

Astana Ballet: Love Fear Loss / Salomé / Heritage of the Great Steppe / A Fuento Lento

Choreography Ricardo Amarante, Mukaram Avakhri, Tati Aigul

Ounce of Faith / Members Don’t Get Weary / Ella / Revelations – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Programme C

Choreography Darrell Grand Moultrie / Jamar Roberts / Robert Battle / Alvin A...

EN / The Call / Juba / Revelations – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Programme B

Choreography Jessica Lang / Ronald K Brown / Robert Battle / Alvin Ailey

Lazarus / Revelations – Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Programme A

Choreography Rennie Harris / Alvin Ailey

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet

Director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, music Sergei Prokofiev

Matthew Bourne’s Romeo and Juliet (Montague Company)

Director and choreographer Matthew Bourne, music Sergei Prokofiev

Flamenco Tablao

TuFlamenco

Solitary

Duane Cooper and Blake Habermann

Northern Ballet Dracula in cinemas on Halloween

Broadcast live from the performance at Leeds Playhouse, Northern Ballet's Dracula will be screened at 300 cinemas in the UK and Ireland on October 31 for one night only.

Birmingham to host FranceDance festival

Birmingham is to be one of the host cities for FranceDance UK, a festival of contemporary dance featuring “young and exciting artists whose work is relevant to the city”.

Richard Alston to be patron of Northamptonshire theatre

Choreographer Sir Richard Alston is to become a patron of Northampton’s Royal and Derngate theatre.

Robin steps into Aladdin role

Strictly Come Dancing star Robin Windsor will join the cast of Aladdin at St Helens Theatre Royal.

Strictly stars stage Act Two

Strictly Come Dancing professionals Ian Waite and Vincent Simone are back with a new show.

Alston creates final work for his company

Sir Richard Alston's final work for his company, Shine On, danced to Benjamin Britten’s song cycle On This Island performed live by soprano Katherine McIndoe and pianist Jason Ridgeway, will receive its UK première will be at Snape Maltings, Aldeburgh and Sadler’s Wells, London.

Young dancers and musicians Assemble in Croydon

Bassist Shri Sriram and dancer and choreographer Jose Agudo will present Assemble, a new work written and performed by young dancers and musicians aged 14–19, at Fairfield Halls, Croydon.

Finding The Lost Happy Endings

balletLORENT’s new fairytale The Lost Happy Endings comes to Northern Stage in October.

Dr Lise Uytterhoeven new Director of Dance Studies at The Place

The Place has appointed Dr Lise Uytterhoeven as new Director of Dance Studies to its conservatoire London Contemporary Dance School.

One Dance UK searches for new Chair

One Dance UK has announced its search for a new Chair for its board of trustees following the end of Sue Wyatt’s term in March 2020 after five years.

Mayor opens ENB’s new East London home

English National Ballet’s 93,000-square foot purpose-built new home in Canning Town East London has been officially opened by the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.

UK-wide cinema release of Northern Ballet Dracula

CinemaLive is partnering with Northern Ballet to broadcast its production of Dracula live from Leeds Playhouse into cinemas across the UK and Ireland for one night only on Halloween, 31 October 2019.

Soweto-style Giselle for The Lowry

Soweto-born dancer and choreographer Dada Masilo’s Giselle comes to The Lowry, Salford.

Another giant LEAP for Liverpool

Liverpool-based dance festival LEAP takes over venues across the city.

The Happy Endings Have Been Stolen!

A new work by balletLORENT from a new story by Carol Ann Duffy tells of the theft of fairytales’ happy endings.

Palace launch for new dance company

A gala night of dance hosted by Kimberly Wyatt to launch The Z Bo Jackson Company, a new dance fusion theatre company, takes place at Manchester Palace Theatre.

Viviana Durante new ENBS Director of Dance

English National Ballet School has appointed of Italian-born Viviana Durante as its new Director of Dance for the 2019/2020 academic year.

Bourne's Romeo and Juliet gets cinema release

Matthew Bourne's Romeo and Juliet for New Adventures, filmed live at Sadler's Wells in London, is to be screened in cinemas nationwide from 22 October 2019.

World première in Birmingham Royal Ballet autumn season

Birmingham Royal Ballet’s autumn 2019 season will feature a balance of classical and contemporary ballet including a world première and a partnership with Ballet Black.

The non-wedding of the year comes to the North East

Gracefool Collective tours the region with This Is Not a Wedding.

English National Ballet moves into new home

English National Ballet kicks off its 2019–20 season rehearsals from its new home on London City Island.

ENB tours three ballets for 70th anniversary

Autumn 2019 will see English National Ballet present three ballets, Cinderella, Le Corsaire and Nutcracker, on tour in its 70th anniversary season.

International Dance Festival returns to Billingham

The Billingham International Folklore Festival of World Dance returns in August when ten countries—Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Ireland, India, Slovakia, South Korea and the United Kingdom—will be represented.

Just Us Dance Theatre's new hip-hop dance experience

Just Us Dance Theatre's new hip-hop contemporary dance experience Born To Manifest will have an autumn première at Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich and a UK tour.

Candoco collaborates with alt-J vocalist Joe Newman

Candoco Dance Company is to collaborate with choreographer Theo Clinkard and Joe Newman of Mercury Prize-winning band alt-J in brand new work Hot Mess, marking the first time Newman has composed music for the stage.

Ipswich DanceHouse announces more 10th anniversary events

Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich will feature Richard Alston Dance and Ballo Arthur Pita plus a dance-star-studded fundraising gala in its tenth anniversary celebrations.

Music, dance and VR at Darbar Festival

The Darbar Festival is to return with a season of music and dance this autumn, and a new 360 Video Festival of Music launching on 25 December.

BRB creates Dreams for ballet students on the road

After two events in Birmingham, Birmingham Royal Ballet is taking its Dreams project on the road, allowing ballet students of all ages to perform alongside some of BRB’s company dancers in a special public performance of a much-loved ballet.

Aakash Odedra and Hu Shenyuan collaborate on Samsara

An international dance collaboration between two soloists will open in Melbourne and Shanghai in March 2020, coming to the UK June.

The Place awarded Creative Europe grant

The Place has secured a €200,000 Creative Europe grant towards a €333,000 project with three EU partners, which will test a new model of developing dance performance for young audiences.

St Petersburg Ballet Theatre's Swan Lake in Dublin

Following two seasons at the London Coliseum, St Petersburg Ballet Theatre is to perform Swan Lake at Bord Gáis Energy Theatre in Dublin this autumn.

ENB promotions and new joiners for new season

Tamara Rojo CBE, Artistic Director of English National Ballet, has announced promotions within the company and new joiners for the 2019/2020 season.

Dance Consortium presents Acosta Evolution tour

Dance Consortium has announced a new spring 2020 tour dates for Evolution across the UK for Carlos Acosta's Cuban company Acosta Danza.

Candoco dances up a Hot Mess in the Midlands

Candoco Dance Company is to collaborate with choreographer and designer Theo Clinkard and Joe Newman of Mercury Prize-winning band alt-J on Hot Mess which will be performed in Coventry and Nottingham.